33 new COVID-19 cases, 31 recoveries

There are 33 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Oct. 23.  

The new cases are located in the Regina (9), North Central (5), North East (4), Saskatoon (4), South East (4), North West (3), Central East (3), and Far North West (1) zones.

To date, 37 of Saskatoon’s confirmed cases have been linked to a single nightclub venue.

There are now 2,591 reported cases, including 511 active cases.  

Twenty people are in hospital. Sixteen people are receiving inpatient care — nine in the Saskatoon zone, one in the Regina zone, one in the North West zone, five in the North Central zone. Four people are in intensive care — three in Saskatoon and one in Regina.

Thirty-one more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 2,055 recoveries.

Of the 2,591 cases in the province to date:

• 338 cases are travellers;
• 1,299 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 690 have no known exposures; and
• 264 are under investigation by local public health.

Twenty-five deaths have been reported to date.

On a regional level:

• 563 cases are from the Saskatoon area;
• 480 cases are from the south area (228 south west, 211 south central, 41 south east);
• 476 cases are from the north area (162 north west, 212 north central, 102 north east);
• 425 cases are from the far north area (375 far north west, 0 far north central, 50 far north east);
• 352 cases are from the central area (196 central west, 156 central east); and
• 293 cases are from the Regina area.

A total of  242,500 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan. Yesterday, 2,297 COVID-19 tests were performed.

For more information, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19. You can find the maps and the breakdown of cases by region on the government's website.